Todd Ramsey played drums on the original recording and wanted to be part of the new version.

Rick Brown's dad played clarinet on the original tune, but grabbed the torch to play clarinet on the new song.

“The thing about Dixieland is you can't hear it and not smile. Everybody loves it. It doesn't matter if you're six years old or you're 86 years old everybody who hears it, you know, taps their toes and you smile,” said Jim Bordner, Three Rivers Festival song composer.

All the musicians donated their time and talents on the project, as a gift to the city of Fort Wayne and its festival.

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